Bengals Power Rankings

by firstPick on Oct 28, 2009 1:34 PM EDT Comment 4 comments

This isnt your coventional "Power Rankings" between the best NFL teams. This one is the Rankings of the most important Bengals players on a week to week basis.

1. Carson Palmer - I dont think anybody will overtake Palmer at #1 anytime soon. 5 TDs vs the Bears only help his #1 spot.

2. Cedric Benson - Leading the league in yards, but his most important games will be the next two vs Balt and Pitt. If he can run like he did in the previous matchups, then Bengals will be ok.

3. Chad Ochocinco - After 10 catches vs the Bears. Chad is back to being Carson's #1 target.

4. Leon Hall - Leon is having a Pro Bowl season, and Hall had a huge week vs the Bears. (2 ints)

5. Andrew Whitworth - Some people werent how Whitworth would play at full time LT. But he has kept Palmer Clean and Benson running.

6. Johnathan Joseph - I used to question Joseph's hands, then he had 3 ints in 3 weeks. Then dropped ints in back to back weeks vs the Texans and Bears.

7. Domata Peko - Leader on the Defensive Line. Peko may not be a pass rusher, but he gets everybody lined up correctly and he demands double teams in the run game.

8. Kyle Cook - Maybe Cook should higher? After seeing what a bad center can do to your offense. Kyle Cook has played in a way that we could have never imagined.

9. Dhani Jones - Still the leader of the Defense, his smarts and play recognition out him in position to make tackles.

10. Kevin Huber - After playing some of the best PR men in the NFL so far this season, Huber has been great keeping the field postion in our favor.

* Antwan Odom - Now off of the list. (IR)

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i like it, First Pick, i like it.

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Oct 28, 2009 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good Stuff

Cook should be at #5. If this is about importance, this guys has been a rock and not screwing up. I don’t recall a bad snap/fumble between him and Carson this year yet. At the very least switch him up with Peko.

by UpStateMike on Oct 28, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He snapped one too soon in the Baltimore game.

Palmer wasn’t ready for it and Leonard fell on it, almost killed that game winning drive. Other than that I don’t think they’ve had any problems.

by St. Esiason on Oct 29, 2009 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

and the next time the Bengals are playing away, watch when Palmer is in Shotgun. It looks like the LG has to tell Cook when to snap the ball. Maybe Cook has a hearing problem?

"Ghiaciuc's play was a distraction"

by firstPick on Oct 29, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs